The Boston Red Sox are 21-10 and lead the American League East by six games. Apparently, this comfortable division lead has given staff ace Curt Schilling plenty of time to run his mouth. There’s a couple things we know about Schilling. At his old age, he can still deal. But more obviously, Schilling is his own biggest fan. A couple days after saying the Red Sox “didn’t need” Roger Clemens, #38 has now targeted soon-to-be homerun king Barry Bonds.

“He (Bonds) admitted he used steroids. There’s no gray area,” Schilling said on WEEI. “He (Bonds) admitted cheating on his wife, cheating on taxes and cheating on the game.”

I’m well aware that Barry Bonds isn’t one of the most popular guys in baseball. But he’s still a professional athlete. Last I checked, athletes weren’t supposed to throw their fellow athletes under the bus. Why is Schilling even speaking about this? He hasn’t faced Bonds in four seasons and he plays across the country. And the wife comment? Maybe Schilling should take a look around the league. Barry Bonds may be an asshole, he may be an adulterer. But he’s sure as hell not the only one out there.

I didn’t realize Barry Bonds’ homerun chase affected so many members of the Boston Red Sox. Slugger David Ortiz also spoke about Bonds and steroids yesterday, stating his belief that Bud Selig is actually making things worse by refusing to recognize Bonds’ chase. When Schilling’s own teammate is saying the opposite of what Schilling is, it’s probably best if you keep quiet. We know Schilling doesn’t respond well to being called out. Maybe he should challenge Bonds to another childish $1 million bet.